lentrichard, 15 days ago to Battlemaps

My best AI-assisted guess is that this is Laetiporus sulphureus, or Chicken of the Woods. Pierce Road, #Harvard #Forest.

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lentrichard, 3 months ago to Massachusetts

Most likely Phaeolus schweinitzii (dyer's polypore). Boxborough, #Massachusetts, 18 July 2015.

"As its common name suggests, the dyer's polypore is an excellent natural source of green, yellow, gold, or brown dye."

Fascinating, as I thought "Dyer" was a person's name. Although "schweinitzii" is from a person's name.

See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaeolus_schweinitzii

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lentrichard, 4 months ago to Massachusetts

Bird's nest #fungus on a rotting stick, 9 October 2021, Petersham, #Massachusetts. These are around 1/4 inch in diameter. I first encountered the Nidulariaceae (from the Latin "nidulus" for "small nest") around a year or so ago and they never cease to amaze me.

See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidulariaceae .

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